Job Description
HSE Manager - Specialist Engineering & Manufacturing Business\nAre you a hands-on HSE professional from a manufacturing or engineering background?\nLooking for a role where you can genuinely shape culture, influence change, and make a lasting impact?\nWe’re recruiting on behalf of a growing manufacturer of complex capital equipment - a business with a global customer base and a leadership team that values both compliance and culture.\nThey’re well-established, proud of their heritage, and undergoing a positive transformation - and they’re looking for someone to lead their Health, Safety & Environmental efforts across the business.\nThe Role:\nThis is a site-based position reporting directly to the Managing Director, with occasional travel to support other facilities.\nYou’ll take the lead on all things HSE - from refining policies and coaching teams, to helping shape the company’s mindset around safety and sustainability.\nKey responsibilities include:\n * Act as the go-to lead for all HSE matters across manufacturing, office, and field teams\n * Provide hands-on support to managers and team leaders to embed safety into daily working practices\n * Deliver toolbox talks and team briefings to drive awareness and good habits\n * Reinforce proper use of PPE and ensure clear understanding of safety standards across departments\n * Review and update risk assessments, incident reporting processes, and safety systems\n * Oversee contractor management - from onboarding and permits to monitoring site activity and ensuring compliance with company standards\n * Coordinate with sister sites to ensure consistent and compliant practices\n * Keep procedures aligned with HSE legislation and ISO requirements\n * Manage and oversee the company’s Health & Safety Traffic Light System, ensuring\n * Conduct internal audits and prep for external reviews - ensuring swift follow-up on actions\n * Promote a proactive, behaviour-based safety culture that gets buy-in at all levels\n * Help the business meet its environmental responsibilities through practical, sustainable initiatives\n * Act as liaison with external HSE bodies and maintain clear documentation\nWhat We’re Looking For:\n * Proven experience in a Health & Safety leadership role in engineering or manufacturing\n * NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent as a minimum (further qualifications welcome)\n * Good working knowledge of ISO systems, risk management, and audits\n * Someone confident, approachable, and naturally hands-on - equally at home in meetings or on the shopfloor\n * Strong communicator with a coaching mindset and passion for continuous improvement\nWhat’s on Offer:\n * Negotiable Salary depending on experience\n * Bonus Scheme\n * Contributory Pension, Life Assurance, Healthcare\n * 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays\n * The opportunity to shape HSE culture in a growing business with a leadership team that values change and continuous improvement